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John Battle
Guard ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA ·#10

John Battle

Age63 BornNov 9, 1962 FromUSA Height188 cm (6'2") Weight79 kg CollegeRutgers Draft1985 · #84
Career averages
8.7PPG
1.4RPG
2.1APG
612 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
612Games
5,332Career points
13.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 416 games · 1985-86 to 1990-91
Draft1985
4Round
84Overall pick
From Rutgers
Career highsSingle season
13.6PPG · 1990-91 · ATL
2.0RPG · 1990-91 · ATL
2.7APG · 1990-91 · ATL
16.4PER · 1990-91 · ATL
4.0Win shares · 1990-91 · ATL
Position rank1993-94
#69PPG rank
#54PER rank
#56Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 93 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Cleveland Cavaliers
1991-92 - 1994-95 · 4 seasons
7.4 PPG 1.0 RPG 1.7 APG
196 games
Atlanta Hawks
1985-86 - 1990-91 · 6 seasons
9.3 PPG 1.5 RPG 2.2 APG
416 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1985-86 ATL 64 0 10.0 4.3 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.0 45.5 0.0 72.8 11.7 1.0
1986-87 ATL 64 8 12.6 6.0 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.1 45.7 0.0 73.8 13.8 1.5
1987-88 ATL 67 1 18.3 10.6 1.7 2.4 0.5 0.1 45.4 39.0 75.0 16.3 2.3
1988-89 ATL 82 0 20.4 9.5 1.7 2.4 0.5 0.1 45.7 32.4 81.5 13.5 3.2
1989-90 ATL 60 48 24.6 10.9 1.7 2.6 0.5 0.1 50.6 15.4 75.6 12.6 1.7
1990-91 ATL 79 2 23.6 13.6 2.0 2.7 0.6 0.1 46.1 28.6 85.4 16.4 4.0
1991-92 CLE 76 2 21.5 10.3 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.1 48.0 11.8 84.8 12.6 2.0
1992-93 CLE 41 0 12.1 5.4 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.1 41.5 16.7 77.8 11.1 0.5
1993-94 CLE 51 1 16.0 6.6 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.0 47.6 26.3 75.3 12.2 1.4
1994-95 CLE 28 0 10.0 4.1 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.0 37.7 35.5 73.1 10.8 0.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1991 Atlanta Hawks Cleveland Cavaliers

All entries are season change.

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About John Battle

John Sidney Battle is an American former professional basketball player and pastor. A 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m) guard from Rutgers University, Battle was selected in the fourth round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He ended his career with 5,338 points. Battle had three nicknames: "J.B.," "Cricket," and "Pickle." Battle is married to R&B singer/recording artist Regina Belle.